Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-08-06

agreement. William invited Dick
to take q bed. The offer was ac-
cepted. At the end of three days
Dick s lawyer moved to have Jones
marriage declared void. The Court
refused to grant. the motion, as a
matterof course. After adjournment
both husbands sought the judge.
He listened and gave his advice
at would defeat the object of
the law, Mr.. Smith, if the party
by whose fault the complication
arises could have the second mar
riage set aside on motion. 1t would
work wrong to the innocent party.
1t has been decided by the Gen
eral Term, in a similar case, that
the second party-the one who
remarries-cannot have the mar
riage set aside. This leaves only
the innocent third party as the
proper person to make such Il mo-
ton. If you, Mr.. Jones, will
move to have this marriage set
aside, l will grant the motion. l
do not think you will succeed up
on appeal, Mr.. Smith as the de-
cisions are uniform"
II will never consent" said
Jones.
'It must stand until you change
your mind"
"But what are we to do ?" asked
Smith. "She is my wife"
YES, she is your lawful wife.
She is the lawful wife of Mr.. Jones.
She must remain the lawful wife
of two husbands until Mr.. Jones
consents to a dissolution Of the
second marriage"
But cannot she get divorce ?"
"As l understand it she is pas
sive in the matter but if she
wishes TO, she cannot unless one Of
you give her cause under the stat =
ute. Nor can you, Mr.. Smith, get
a divorce without a third party
coming in as correspondent. Mel
Their of you gentleman can apply
for the divorce with the other as
correspondent. Nor can you re-
marry. You must live with one
wife between YOU"
Smith and Jones went back to
the house and played chess for q
week. They had become strongly
attached. At the end of week
they went down on the South Bay
hunting and fishing, and remained
there three weeks.
When they came back, Mrs.
Smith, ones returned to the house.
Smith took the back room and ex-
tension on the second floor, Jones
retained his own rooms and their
wife kept hers-the back parlor
and extension.
Smith had so shaken up Jones
that he forgot all his imaginary
ailments. The two men became
partners in several schemes. For
tune smiled on Smith as If deter
mined to more than make up
for the past. Everything he was
concerned in succeeded marvellous
ously and without apparent reason.
Jones was his mascot.
About a year after a child was
born. 1t was named Frank, after
Mrs. Smith Jones father.
When the child was two years
old, Jones met with an accident
which was considered trifiing at
| first, but resulted fatally from
blood poisoning. No one mourned
him more sincerely than Smith,
perhaps, Mrs. ith.Jones.
Mrs. Smith-Jones could not find
the will. 1t had been given to
her to keep and she had accident
ally destroyed or lost it.
The child inherited the property
of Jones, as the heir at law, and
Mrs. Smith-Jones took her dowry
A contest was decided in her favor.
Dicks "luck" has continued.
He is now almost as "warm" as
Jones was when he married.
Should fortune withdraw her fayors
and his present illness prove fatal
can anyone explain why his widow
is not entitled TO dover and Frank
to inherit his property as well as
Jones'2 He is the son of both
and each.